Causes of Obesity: Genetics, Lifestyle, and Health Conditions Analysis

This essay provides a comprehensive discussion on the potential causes of obesity, addressing genetic predispositions, lack of energy due to poor diet, emotional disorders, lack of exercise, and various health conditions. The essay is structured to include an introduction defining obesity and its impact, followed by an in-depth analysis of the identified causes. It also explores potential solutions, such as healthier eating habits, increased exercise, and public health initiatives, including governmental policies and educational programs. The significance of fighting obesity and its future implications are also considered, concluding with a summary of the key factors and the essay's thesis statement. The essay references several key studies and reports to support its arguments, providing a well-rounded overview of the complex issue of obesity.

OBESITY 1
Discuss the evidence for the possible causes of obesity
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OBESITY 2
Plan of the essay.
The plan of essay will be as follow which will address on the discussion for the possible causes
of obesity.
The essay will have an introduction which will address the following aspect;
 Definition:
 This will address how obesity is defined?
 The organs and the system of the human organisms which are impacted by the obesity?
 The introduction will also address on the obesity thesis statement. This statement will
explain what the essay will discuss.
 The next issue which the essay will address is the causes of obesity.
Obesity has been a problem which should be addressed in the society as a whole (Musaiger,
2011).
Obesity can impact on the individuals who have extra weight as well as the society (Anderson &
Butcher, 2006). It is important for the government and other health care facilities to address this
and provide a treatment (Holst, Gustavsson, 2016).
The major causes of obesity which will be addressed are;
 Genetics: sometimes an individual is pre-deposited to bigger than the average individuals
and if one parents are heavy there is a good chance they will also be big (Anderson &
Butcher, 2006). This issue will be discussed in depth to highlights how genetics could
impact.

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 Lack of the energy: This may result from eating the wrong food and not getting vitamins
as well as the nutrients the body could depend on to keep it more healthy (Deckelbaum,
& Williams, 2001) . This issue has been impacting individuals negatively and the essay
will examine in-depth on the issue (Villareal, Apovian, Kushner & Klein, 2005).
 Emotional disorder: Some individuals could eat to find relief or even help them to deal
with the emotions or other kind of the feelings (Ogden & Flanagan, 2008).
 The lack of the exercise: This occurs when an individual eat too much and doing too
little. When individual do not workout they will gain the weight (Martinez, 2000).
 Health conditions: This is another issue which could impact an individual from suffering
from obesity (Martinez, 2000).
 What to do about obesity
 The section will address what would be undertaken in the case of the obesity and the
aspect that could be undertaken to resolve on this problem (Goran, 2016).
 Some of the things that would be discussed would be as follow;
 How to eat healthier: This will address how individuals could eat healthier such as
avoiding fatty and high calories food such as products (Jeffery, Baxter, McGuire &
Linde, 2006).
 Getting more exercises. This will address the kind of exercise the individuals could
engage in as soon as they wake up and before eating anything which will be effective
burning the calories (James, Leach, Kalamara & Shayeghi, 2001).
 How to keep one motivated to fight the issue of obesity (NHLBI Obesity Education
Initiative, 2000).

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 Rallying: the kind of laws which could be passed by the government as well as other
health agencies to limit the companies in the false advertisement, or make it harder for
the businesses in selling of the food which are unhealthy (Pi‐Sunyer, 2002).
 Education system. This will address how the education system could incorporate
programs for awareness against this issue (Puhl & Brownell, 2001).
 The essay will also address the significance of fighting obesity.
 The future of the obesity (Sahoo, etl. 2015). What could be seen in the future
statistics and how one come to this conclusion.
 The last part of the essay will be on the conclusion.
 The conclusion will address the overall factors of obesity, and the thesis statement.

OBESITY 5
Key reference list for literature
Anderson, P. M., & Butcher, K. F. (2006). Childhood obesity: trends and potential causes. The
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Deckelbaum, R. J., & Williams, C. L. (2001). Childhood obesity: the health issue. Obesity,
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Goran, M. I. (Ed.). (2016). Childhood Obesity: Causes, Consequences, and Intervention
Approaches. CRC Press.
Holst, B. S., & Gustavsson, M. H. (2016). Animal obesity: causes, consequences and
comparative aspects. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 58(Suppl 1).
James, P. T., Leach, R., Kalamara, E., & Shayeghi, M. (2001). The worldwide obesity epidemic.
Obesity, 9(S11).
Jeffery, R. W., Baxter, J., McGuire, M., & Linde, J. (2006). Are fast food restaurants an
environmental risk factor for obesity?. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and
Physical Activity, 3(1), 2.
Martinez, J. A. (2000). Body-weight regulation: causes of obesity. Proceedings of the Nutrition
Society, 59(3), 337-345.
Musaiger, A. O. (2011). Overweight and obesity in eastern mediterranean region: prevalence and
possible causes. Journal of obesity, 2011.
NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative, National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute, North American
Association for the Study of Obesity, Expert Panel on the Identification, ... & Obesity in
Adults (US). (2000). The practical guide: identification, evaluation, and treatment of
overweight and obesity in adults. The Institute.
Ogden, J., & Flanagan, Z. (2008). Beliefs about the causes and solutions to obesity: a
comparison of GPs and lay people. Patient education and counseling, 71(1), 72-78.
Pi‐Sunyer, F. X. (2002). The obesity epidemic: pathophysiology and consequences of obesity.
Obesity, 10(S12).
Puhl, R., & Brownell, K. D. (2001). Bias, discrimination, and obesity. Obesity, 9(12), 788-805.
Sahoo, K., Sahoo, B., Choudhury, A. K., Sofi, N. Y., Kumar, R., & Bhadoria, A. S.
(2015). Childhood obesity: causes and consequences. Journal of family medicine and
primary care, 4(2), 187.

OBESITY 6
Sahoo, K., Sahoo, B., Choudhury, A. K., Sofi, N. Y., Kumar, R., & Bhadoria, A. S. (2015).
Childhood obesity: causes and consequences. Journal of family medicine and primary
care, 4(2), 187.
Villareal, D. T., Apovian, C. M., Kushner, R. F., & Klein, S. (2005). Obesity in older adults:
technical review and position statement of the American Society for Nutrition and
NAASO, The Obesity Society. Obesity, 13(11), 1849-1863.